The A134: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 100 people were killed or seriously injured in 89 collisions on the A134, making it the 144th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
89
serious or fatal collisions
100
people killed or seriously injured
8
collisions that took a life
#144
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A134 carries 340 recorded injury collisions over the period, 89 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Colchester, Babergh, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 9%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2021 with 20 serious collisions, and the count is down 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A134
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Colchester31 KSI
- Babergh18 KSI
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk15 KSI
- Breckland14 KSI
- West Suffolk11 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A134
2025: 16 (down 20% on the year before) · peak 20 in 2021 · -20% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A134
How many accidents happen on the A134?
Police recorded 340 injury collisions on the A134 over 2021–2025, of which 89 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 100 people killed or seriously injured, including 8 fatal collisions.
Is the A134 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 144 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 134 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A134 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Colchester, Babergh, King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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